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School of Distance Education UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION I SEMESTER CORE COURSE Basic Psychological Processes QUESTION BANK 1. The ___________ perspective focuses on social and cultural forces outside the individual. a. Cognitive b. Learning c. Socio-cultural d. Learning 2. The ____________ perspective deals with unconscious dynamics within the individual, such as inner forces, conflicts, or instinctual energy. a. Biological b. Ecological c. Ethological d. Psychodynamic 3. An organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specialized set of phenomena and their interrelations is referred as ____________ a. Theory b. Hypothesis c. Definition d. Skepticism 4. A statement that attempts to predict or to account for a set of phenomena is ________________ a. Theory b. Hypothesis c. Definition d. Skepticism 5. A ________________ study is a detailed description of a particular individual, based on careful observation or on formal psychological testing. a. Observational b. Experimental c. Field d. Case 6. A descriptive study that looks for a consistent relationship between two phenomena is referred as ______________ a. Field study b. Survey c. Correlational study d. Experimental 7. The smallest quantity of physical energy that can be reliably detected by an observer is _____________ a. Absolute threshold b. Sensation 8. c. Perception d. Difference threshold The smallest difference in stimulation that can be reliably detected by an observer when two stimuli are compared, is ____________________ a. Absolute threshold b. Sensation c. Perception d. Difference threshold 9. The accurate perception of objects as stable or unchanged despite changes in the sensory patterns they produce, is ____________________ a. Convergence b. Retinal disparity c. Monocular cues d. Perceptual constancy 10. The dimension of auditory experience related to the intensity of a pressure wave, is _________ a. Binatural cue Basic Psychological Process b. Loudness c. Pitch d. Timbre Page 1 School of Distance Education 11. A basic kind of learning that involves associations between environmental stimuli and the organism’s responses ____________________ a. Trial and error b. Conditioning c. Cognitive d. Insight 12. The reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction ___________________ a. Generalization b. Discrimination c. Spontaneous recovery d. Stimulus Gradient 13. An operant-conditioning process in which successive approximations of a desired response are reinforced _____________________ a. Shaping b. Extinction c. Modelling d. Instinctive drift 14. The tendency to look for or pay attention only to information that confirms one’s own belief is ______ a. Confirmation bias b. Hindsight bias c. Justification bias d. Cognitive bias 15. Confusion of an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you, or a belief that you remember something when it never actually happened is _________________ a. Flash bulb b. Confabulation c. Misattribution d. Eyewitness 16. The change from the resting nerve membrane potential of approximately -70mV to a new +40mV is ___________________________ a. Action potential b. Refractory period c. Resting potential d. All or none law 17. Action potential constitutes the ‘firing’ of the neuron and is also referred to as the ________________ a. Nerve impulse b. Synapse c. Threshold d. Refractory period 18. ________________ referring to a pair of muscles with the same effects at a joint. a. Adipose b. Agonistic c. Atropine d. Agenesis 19. The process by which an image is kept in focus on the surface of the retina while the object being viewed varies in distance from the eye is referred as the ____________________ a. Retinal disparity b. Autonomic c. Accommodation d. Phi phenomena 20. The portion of the axon that is located immediately outside the boundaries of the soma is __________ a. End buttons b. Axon hillock c. Axoaxonic d. Axon collateral 21. __________________ is a portion of the axon after it has subdivided just prior to the synaptic knobs. a. Basal ganglia b. Axon hillock c. end buttons d. axon collateral 22. _____________________ is a portion of the dendrite involved in axodendritic synaptic communication. a. Dendritic spine b. Dentate nucleus c. Cross-cuing d. Contrecercep 23. The space in the synapse that lies between the presynaptic axon and postsynaptic soma or dendrite, is _______________________ a. Synaptic vesicle b. synaptic knob c. Synaptic cleft d. Synapse space 24. The structures in the synaptic knobs that store neurotransmitters prior to the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, is _________________________ a. Synaptic knob b. Synaptic vesicle Basic Psychological Process c. Synaptic space d. Nodes of Ranvier Page 2 School of Distance Education 25. __________________ is a fat and protein substance surrounding some axons in the nervous system, arranged as a series of segments along the length of the axon. a. Naloxon b. Nodes of Ranvier c. Myelin sheath d. spindle 26. A scientific discipline dedicated to the understanding of the nervous system is referred as the _______ a. Physiology b. Neurology c. Psychiatry d. Neuroscience 27. ___________ is impairment in the ability to recognize faces, due to damage in the right hemisphere. a. Facial agnosia b. Facial apraxia c. Facial aphasia d. Enkephalin 28. The fissure in the neocortex separating the frontal and parietal lobes is known as ____________ a. Fissure of Sylvius b. fissure of Rolando c. Follicle cells d. Fastigal nucleus 29. The fissure in the neocortex separating the temporal and parietal lobes is called_____________ a. Fissure of Sylvius b. fissure of Rolando c. Follicle cells d. Fastigal nucleus 30. The point on the ventral surface of the brain where the optic nerves from each eye merge together then separate as they continue in the visual pathway, is called________________ a. Optic Chiasma b. Optic disc c. Optic pathway d. Occipital lobe 31. ________________ is the layer of tissue in the utricle that contains the hair cell receptors. a. Otoconia b. Corti c. Optic disc d. Macula 32. __________________ is an opening near the terminal end of the cochlea, where the scala tympani communicate with the scala vestibule. a. Foves b. Helicotrema c. Hair cells d. Otoconia 33. A collection of structures in the telecephalon, concerned with the control of emotional reactivity, is referred as____________________ a. Neocortex b. Cortex c. Limbic system d. Brain stem 34. ________________ is the founder of psychoanalysis. a. Adler b. Watson c. Freud d. Jung 35. _________________ founded the first psychological laboratory. a. I.Pavlov b. Wilhelm Wundt c. J.B.Watson d. William James 36. Cessation of breath during sleep is called as _____________ a. Apnea b. Insomnia c. Narcolepsy d. Hypersomnia 37. The process through which information stored in memory is referred as __________________ a. Retrieval b. Encoding c. Storage d. Semantic memory 38. ___________________ is the awareness of the distance between an observer and an object. a. Depth perception b. Depth analysis c. Size perception d. shape perception 39. _____________________ psychologists views that the organization and relationship of elements determine the mental experience a person has. a. Gestalt Basic Psychological Process b. Structuralism c. Humanistic d. Cognitive Page 3 School of Distance Education 40. ____________________ is defined as any relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of practice or experience. a. Learning b. Cognition c. Perception d. Attention 41. Retinal disparity is ____________________cue of depth perception. a. Binaural b. Monaural c. Binocular d. Monocular 42. Which of the following is a cognitive learning? a. Motor learning b. Serial learning c. Insight learning d. Classical conditioning 43. The concept of “Tabula Rasa” was proposed by _________________ a. Kohler b. Thorndike c. John Locke d. Skinner 44. _______________________ is the smallest difference between two stimuli that can be reliably detected or discriminated. a. Differential threshold b. Absolute threshold c. Point of subjective equality d. Intensity 45. The process of organizing environmental stimuli into some meaningful patterns or wholes is known as ________________________ a. Sensation b. Attention c. Perception d. Illusion 46. Escape learning is an example of _______________ a. Positive reinforcement b. Negative reinforcement c. Positive punishment d. Negative punishment 47. The theory that perceptual world is in large measure constructed from experience is called _________ a. Adaptation level b. Transactionalism c. Arousal theory d. Vascualr theory 48. The process by which certain infant animals learn to follow or approach the first moving object is __________ a. Instinct b. Reflex c. Imprinting d. Generalization 49. Rapid low amplitude brain wave that are linked to feelings of relaxation is __________________ a. Alpha waves b. Beta waves c. Gamma waves d. Delta waves 50. The most effective procedure is CS-US pairing is to present _________________ a. CS before US b. CS after US c. CS along with US d. None of the above 51. Who said “An objective psychologist would be restricted to observing overt responses”: ____________ a. Wundt b. Kohler c. Titchener d. Watson 52. The principle of stereoscopic vision is based on _________________ a. Accommodation b. Convergence c. Retinal image d. Retinal disparity 53. The school of thought founded by Watson became known as ___________________ a. Functionalism b. Behaviorism c. Structuralism d. Humanism 54. Interpreting sensory information as meaningful pattern can be defined as_________________ a. Closure Basic Psychological Process b. Sensation c. Gestalt psychology d. Perception Page 4 School of Distance Education 55. When a dog learns to salivate only to a bell and not to a buzzer, the process that has taken place is called ______________ a. Extinction b. Conditioning c. Discrimination d. Generalization 56. The process by which an organism learn to make a particular response to a specific stimulus and to no other stimulus is____________________ a. Stimulus generalization b. Response discrimination c. Stimulus discrimination d. Response generalization 57. French philosopher ____________________ proposed that the mind and body are separate entities. a. Rene’ Descartes b. Aristotle c. William James d. Wundt 58. _______________ is a branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living organisms, including humans. a. Physiology b. Neurology c. Psychiatry d. Neuroscience 59. The first working research laboratory in psychology was established at the University of Leipzig in __________ year. a. 1879 b. 1869 c. 1989 d.1889 60. Wundt’s student _________________ established structuralism, the first major school in psychology. a. Wundt b. Kohler c. Titchener d. Watson 61. ______________ could not be used to study children or animals. a. Observation b. Experimental method c. Introspection d. Case study 62. ________________ influenced the beginning of the functionalist school of psychology. a. Rene’ Descartes b. Edward Titchener c. William James d. Wundt 63. The common goal of functionalism and structuralism is an emphasis on the study of _______________. a. Conscious experiences b. Unconscious experiences c. Sub-conscious experiences d. mental disorders 64. __________________ was an American Psychologist who established the first psychology research laboratory in the United States and founded the American Psychological Association. a. G. Stanley Hall b. Edward Titchener c. William James d. Wilhelm Wundt 65. ___________________ focus was on the scientific study of observable behavior that could be objectively measured and verified. a. Psychoanalysis’s b. Structuralism’s c. Functionalism’s d. Behaviorism’s 66. ________________ grew out of the pioneering work of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov. a. Behaviorism b. Structuralism c. Functionalism d. Gestalt psychology 67. The Austrian physician who emphasized unconscious processes rather than overt observable behavior was ________________. a. Sigmund Freud Basic Psychological Process b. Edward Titchener c. William James d. Wilhelm Wundt Page 5 School of Distance Education 68. The school of psychology that emphasizes conscious experiences, including each person’s unique potential for psychological growth and self-direction, is __________________ psychology. a. Behaviorism b. Structuralism c. Humanistic d. Gestalt psychology 69. The person credited with founding humanistic psychology is __________________. a. Sigmund Freud b. Edward Titchener c. William James d. Carl Rogers 70. Another humanistic psychologist who developed a theory of motivation that emphasizes personal growth was _______________. a. Max Wertheimer b. Edward Titchener c. Abraham Maslow d. Carl Rogers 71. The founder of Gestalt psychology was _________________. a. Max Wertheimer b. Edward Titchener c. Abraham Maslow d. Carl Rogers 72. Psychologists who study the diversity of human behavior in different cultural settings and countries are called _______________ psychologists. a. Cultural b. Cross-cultural c. Ethnic d. Cognitive 73. One important factor in the cognitive revolution was the development of the first ____________, which gave psychologists a model for human mental processes. a. Laboratory b. Computers c. Mental activity d. Psychological perspective 74. ___________________ is a specialty area that helps develop the instructional methods and materials used to train people in both educational and work settings and studies how people of all ages learn. a. School psychology b. Educational psychology c. Industrial psychology d. Developmental psychology 75. _______________ is a point of view or general framework that reflects the emphasis a psychologist may take in investigating psychological topics. a. Theory b. Statement c. Perspective d. Analysis 76. ______________ focuses on designing programs that promote the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children, including those with special needs. a. School psychology b. Educational psychology c. Personality psychology d. Developmental psychology 77. Psychologists who explore how individuals are affected by people and situations and what factors influence conformity, obedience, persuasion, interpersonal attraction, and other related phenomena are called _______________ psychologists. a. Developmental b. Clinical c. Social d. Health 78. Once a researcher has identified a question or issue to be investigated, it must be posed in the form of a _____________ that can be tested empirically. a. Problem Basic Psychological Process b. Methodology c. Theory d. Hypothesis Page 6 School of Distance Education 79. Naturalistic observation, surveys, case studies, and correlational studies are commonly used ______________ methods. a. Descriptive b. Experimental c. Operational d. Quantitative 80. A tentative explanation that tries to account for the diverse findings on the same topic is called a ______________ or a model. a. Problem b. Method c. Theory d. Hypothesis 81. Factors that can change or vary and are capable of being observed, measured, and verified are called ____________. a. Statistics b. Variables c. Theory d. Hypothesis 82. _________________ is a statistical technique that involves combining and analyzing the results of many research studies on a specific topic in order to identify overall trends. a. Correlation b. Regression c. Meta-analysis d. Content-analysis 83. Even experiments conducted in natural settings have disadvantages, such as a ___________ in experimental control. a. Increase b. Decrease c. Difference d. Varying 84. _________________ is an experimental technique in which the researchers, but not the subjects, are aware of the critical information about the experiment. a. Single-blind b. Double-blind c. Ethnography d. Field study 85. The ________________ variable in an experiment is purposely manipulated in order to effect a change in other variable. a. Dependent b. Independent c. Extraneous d. Control 86. _____________ is an intensive, in-depth investigation of an individual and can involve compiling data from a wide variety of different sources. a. Observation b. Survey c. Case-study d. Questionnaire 87. ___________________ is the tendency to use your own culture as the standard for judging other cultures. a. Cross-cultures b. Ethnocentrism c. Culturism d. Pseudo- cultures 88. ________________ is an American psychologist who founded behaviorism in the early 1900s, an approach that emphasizes the scientific study of outwardly observable behavior rather than subjective mental states. a. Max Wertheimer b. John. B. Watson c. Abraham Maslow d. Carl Rogers 89. ________________ involves the presentation or addition of a reinforcing stimulus following an operant. a. Positive reinforcement b. Negative reinforcement c. Continuous reinforcement d. Partial reinforcement Basic Psychological Process Page 7 School of Distance Education 90. ________________ refers to the presentation of an event or stimulus following a behavior that acts to decrease the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. a. Positive reinforcement b. Negative reinforcement c. Punishment d. Partial reinforcement 91. ____________________ is the application of learning principles to help people develop more effective or adaptive behaviors. a. Defense mechanism b. Behavior modification c. Positive reinforcement d. Adaptation 92. _________________ is the operant conditioning procedure of selectively reinforcing successively closer approximations of a goal behavior until the goal behavior is displayed. a. Modeling b. Shaping c. Sublimation d. Reinforcing 93. _________________ is Skinner’s term for an actively emitted behavior that operates on the environment to produce consequences. a. Classical b. Reinforce c. Operant d. Punishment 94. A ________________ reinforcer is a stimulus or event that is naturally or inherently reinforcing for a given species, such as food, water, or other biological necessities. a. Positive b. Negative c. Primary d. Secondary 95. ___________________ refers to gradual weakening and disappearance of conditioned behavior when it is no longer followed by a reinforcer. a. Extinction b. Negative reinforcement c. Partial reinforcement d. Punishment 96. ________________ is the basic learning process that involves changing the probability of a response being repeated by manipulating the consequences of that response. a. Classical conditioning b. Defense mechanism c. Operant conditioning d. Punishment 97. Learning that is not reflected in actual performance is called _______________ learning. a. Cognitive b. Observational c. Latent d. Operant 98. ___________________ is an American psychologist who experimentally investigated observational learning, emphasizing the role of cognitive factors. a. Ivan Pavlov b. B.F.Skinner c. Edward .C. Tolman d. Albert Bandura 99. __________________ is an American psychologist who experimentally demonstrated the involvement of cognitive processes in classical conditioning. a. Robert .A. Rescorla b. B.F.Skinner c. Edward .C. Tolman d. Albert Bandura 100. _____________ is the tendency of an animal to revert to its instinctive behaviors that can interfere with the performance of an operantly conditioned response. a. Aversion b. Instinctive drift c. Latent learning d. Law of Effect Basic Psychological Process Page 8 School of Distance Education ANSWER KEY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. C D B A D C A D D C B C A A D A A B A B D A D B C D A B A A D B C C 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 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